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Paurotis Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto
Scientific Name: Acoelorrhaphe wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. ex Becc.
Synonym: Paurotis wrightii , Acoelorraphe arborescens Acoelorrhaphe wrightii |
Size: Up to 15 feet (4.5 m) Up to 8 feet per stem (2.4 m), but spread with time through new stemsMin. Temperature: 20°F (-6°C)
Water Requirements: Ample to regular water
Sun Requirements: Full sun to light shade
Origin: Florida to Central America
Germination: Rapidly and easily
Leaf: Costapalmate, Green top, lighter silvery bottom. 35 to 55 one inch wide segments., 3 feet wide. Orange teeth on the margin, 3 feet long petioles..
Trunk: clustering Slender, covered with brown fiber, persistent spiny leaf sheaths and petiole bases. On older plants, the trunk is sometimes bare,
Flower: Bisexual white flowers. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves, erect, longer than the leaves (5 feet long – 1.2 m). Tend to droop when the fruits ripen..
Fruit: brownish orange, turning black when ripe. 0.2 to 0.4 inch (5-9 mm). round, one seeded.
Seed: round. |
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Bismarck Palm
Scientific Name: Bismarckia nobilis
Synonym: Medemia nobilis
Bismarckia nobilis |
Size: Up to 50 feet tall (15 m) Up to 20 feet in diameter (6 m), generally smallerMin. Temperature: 30°F (-1°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Origin: Madagascar
Germination: 2 to 3 months
Leaf: Costapalmate, 10-25 silvery blue green leaves. Woolly wax on the bottom. Cleft to 1/3 of the leaf size.
Filaments between the segments, Up to 10 feet across (3 m). 2 feet long petioles (60 cm) divided at the base.
Trunk: No crownshaft, Mature trees have dark gray trunks, smooth with leaf scars. Immature trunks still have old leafbases, 12 to 18 inches in diameter (30-45 cm).
Flower: The Bismarck palms are dioecious. Male and female flowers occur on different trees.. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves.
Fruit: speckled brown. 1.5 inch diameter. round.
Seed: 1.5 inch. oval. |
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Mediterranean Fan Palm
Scientific Name: Chamaerops humilis L.
Chamaerops humilis |
Size: Slowly to 20 feet tall (6 m) 20 feet in diameter (6 m)Min. Temperature: 6°F (-14°C)
Water Requirements: Moderate water
Sun Requirements: Full sun to light shade
Origin: Western Mediterranean Basin
Germination: 2 to 3 months, some authorities recommend dipping the seeds in sulfuric acid for 15 minutes.
Leaf: Palmate, Stiff leaflets., to 2 feet wide (60 cm). Thin and armed with sharp orange spines, up to 3 feet long (90 cm).
Trunk: clustering Covered with old leaf bases, and dense fibers, 6-10 inches (15-25 cm) in diameter.
Flower: dioecious (male and females on separate plants). Flower stalk coming from among and under the leaves, 6 inches long (15 cm).
Fruit: Turning brownish red when ripe. Around 1 inch long (2.5 cm). Round to oval, containing butyric acid, rather foul smelling.
Seed: 0.75 inches long (2 cm). Oval. |
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Chinese Fan Palm
Scientific Name: Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart.
Livistona chinensis |
Size: Slow growing to 25 feet tal (6 m) 6 to 10 feet in diameter (2 to 3 m)Min. Temperature: 20°F to 24°F (-6°C to -5°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Southern China
Germination: easy to germinate
Leaf: Palmate, Bright green, faintly costapalmate (a short length of the leafstem in the central leafblade), 3 to 6 feet (2 to 3.5 m). Lightly spiny toward the base..
Trunk: Brown turning gray when aging., 12 inches in diameter (30 cm).
Flower: Flower stalk coming from among the leaf bases, 6 feet long (1.8 m).
Fruit: dark green. 0.5 to 1 inch long (1.2-2.5 cm). oval.
Seed: pale brown. 0.75 inch (2 cm). oval. |
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Canary Island Date Palm
Scientific Name: Phoenix canariensis hort. ex Chabaud
Phoenix canariensis |
Size: Up to 60 feet tall (18 m). Up to 40 feet in diameter (15 m)Min. Temperature: 20°F (-7°C)
Water Requirements: Moderate water
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Origin: Canary Islands
Germination: Germinate rapidly with heat.
Leaf: Pinnate, Spiny leaves. The lower leaflets as for most Date Palms are transformed in long spines.,
Trunk: No crownshaft, Up to 3 feet in diameter (90 cm).
Flower: Dioecious.. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves.
Fruit: Brown. 1.5 inches long. short small date looking fruit.
Seed: 1 to 1.5 inches long. end more rounded than other date seeds. |
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Senegal Date Palm
Scientific Name: Phoenix reclinata Jacq.
Phoenix reclinata |
Size: Fast growing up to 25 feet tall (7.5 m).Min. Temperature: 20°F (-6°C)
Water Requirements: Moderate water
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Origin: Equatorial Africa
Germination: Easily and quickly
Leaf: Pinnate, Orange colored leaf stem bases.
Trunk: clustering No crownshaft, slim, with remnant of petioles, and diamond shaped scars,
Flower: Dioecious.. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves.
Fruit: Brown. 0.75 inch long (2 cm). Oval.
Seed: 0.5 inch long (1.2 cm). oblong, rounded end, groove along one side in typical Phoenix fashion. |
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Pigmy Date Palm
Scientific Name: Phoenix roebelinii O’Brien
Phoenix roebelinii |
Size: Up to 8 feet (2.4 m). Up to 6 feet wide (1.8 m)Min. Temperature: 26°F (-3°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade to shade.
Origin: Laos
Germination: easy, from 6 to 8 weeks to germinate
Leaf: Pinnate, Fine leaved.,
Trunk: No crownshaft, 3 to 4 inches in diameter.
Flower: Dioecious.. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves.
Fruit: brown when ripe. 0.5 inch (1.2 cm). oblong.
Seed: oval, with pointed ends and a groove.. |
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Indian Wild Date Palm
Scientific Name: Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb.
Phoenix sylvestris |
Size: Up to 30 feet (9 m)
Min. Temperature: 22°F (-5°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Origin: Northeast India
Leaf: Pinnate, Plumose leaves.,
Trunk: No crownshaft, Trunk wider at the base than at the top.,
Flower: Dioecious.. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves.
Fruit:
Seed: |
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Palmetto, Cabbage Palm
Scientific Name: Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd.
Synonym: Corypha palmetto, Inodes schwarzii
Sabal palmetto |
Size: Slowly up to 80 feet (24 m).Min. Temperature: 10 to 12°F (-12 to -11°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Full sun to light shade
Origin: Southeastern USA
Leaf: Costapalmate, Stiff, green, strongly costapalmate (the leafstem reaches almost the end of the leaves). Leaflets tips are split., divided, unarmed.
Trunk: Lower part is smooth, upper part keeps leaf bases, Up to 18 inches (45 cm).
Flower: small, hermaphroditic. Flower stalk coming from among the leaf bases, 8 feet long (2.4 m).
Fruit: Black when ripe. 0.5 inch (1.2 cm). round.
Seed: round. |
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Queen Palm
Scientific Name: Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman
Synonym: Arecastrum romanzoffianum, Cocos plumosa
Syagrus romanzoffiana |
Size: Up to 50 feet (15 m) 15 to 25 feet in diameter (4.5 to 7 m)Min. Temperature: 23°F (-5°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Origin: Southeast Brazil to Argentina
Leaf: Pinnate, 7 to 15 plumose leaves with 150 to 200 leaflets., 10 to 15 feet long (3 to 4.5 m).
Trunk: No crownshaft,
Flower: Flower stalk coming from among the leaves.
Fruit: Yellow orange when ripe. Up to 1 inch long. ovoid.
Seed: 0.75 inch long (2 cm). ovoid, covered with fibers. |
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Mexican Fan Palm
Scientific Name: Washingtonia robusta H. Wendl.
Synonym: Washingtonia gracilis, Washingtonia sonorae
Washingtonia robusta |
Size: To 100 feet tall (30 m).Min. Temperature: 23°F (-5°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Origin: North Mexico
Germination: So easy that young seedlings can become weeds. Seeds are usable for a very long time.
Leaf: Costapalmate,
Trunk: If not removed, old leaves form a skirt that might go down to the ground, The thin trunk is the most obvious difference with W. filifera.
Flower: Flower stalk coming from among the leaf bases, longer than the leaves..
Fruit: Black. round, edible.
Seed: glossy reddish brown. round. |
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Lady Palm
Scientific Name: Rhapis excelsa (Thunb.) Rehder
Rhapis excelsa |
Size: Slow growing to 8 feet tall (2.4 m).Min. Temperature: 21°F (-6°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade to shade
Origin: Southern China
Germination: easy but seedling grow slowly
Leaf: Palmate, Glossy green, 5-12 segments with ragged end, unarmed.
Trunk: clustering N/A, Brown, covered with dark fibers, 1.
Flower: Light green, pinkish tinge with 3 part pistil. dioecious (sometimes monoecious). Flower stalk coming from among the leaves, much longer than the leaves. 2. 6 stamens.
Fruit: cream. 1.5. round.
Seed: Round. |
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